‘‘W ho” Entity: Character Identification

2015 ◽  
pp. 107-134
Keyword(s):  
Character Identification

scholarly journals Adult attachment and engagement with fictional characters

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110185
Author(s):  
Marina Rain ◽  
Raymond A. Mar
Keyword(s):  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Fictional Characters ◽  
Conservative Approach ◽  
Attachment Orientation ◽  
Character Identification ◽  
Parasocial Interactions ◽  
Attachment Dimensions

Adult attachment influences how people engage with stories, in terms of how immersed or transported they become into these narratives and the tendency to form close bonds with characters. This likely stems from the ability of stories and story characters to provide interpersonal intimacy without the threat of rejection. In Study 1, we expand on this work to examine how attachment relates to two previously uninvestigated aspects of character engagement: character identification and parasocial interactions. Taking a statistically conservative approach, controlling for broader traits, we demonstrate that the attachment dimensions of anxiety and avoidance differentially predict these forms of character engagement. A high-powered, pre-registered, Study 2 follows up on these results by examining the types of characters that are most appealing, based on one’s attachment orientation. Together, these studies demonstrate that attachment plays an essential role in both how we engage with characters and the types of characters to whom we are attracted.

Differentiation of radical processing strategies in character decoding by L2 learners of Chinese according to L1-type

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-331
Author(s):  
Clay Williams ◽  
Yuko Uchima
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Phonological Processing ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Phonological Decoding ◽  
Chinese Language Teachers ◽  
Processing Strategies ◽  
Character Identification ◽  
Semantic Radical ◽  
Advanced Proficiency

Abstract This study investigates the productive use of semantic and phonetic radicals for Chinese character decoding by Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learners at different levels of L2 proficiency, focusing on the application of radical knowledge according to the learners’ L1 language families. Using a pseudo-word test developed by Williams, Clay. 2014. The development of intra-character radical awareness in L1 Chinese children: Changing strategies. Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association 49(2). 1–26 to measure subject preference for semantic versus phonological decoding processes, subjects are asked to match a provided definition and pronunciation with a character in a multiple choice format which included two pseudo characters designed with radicals which corresponded with the provided definition or pronunciation, respectively. The results demonstrate that reliance on semantic or phonological radicals for character identification varies according to the L1 of the CFL learners; subjects whose L1 is relatively orthographically transparent predominantly make use of phonological processing strategies at all levels of proficiency, whereas those whose L1 are more orthographically opaque demonstrate more malleable processing preferences, with relatively strong semantic radical reliance in the early stage of their language learning, and considerable variability between semantic and phonological processing at intermediate and advanced proficiency levels. The findings suggest that developmental trends of using radical decoding strategies differ among CFL learner groups with varying L1 literacy strategy preferences.

Conflicts between founder and CEO narratives: Counter-narrative, character and identification in organisational changes

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-111
Author(s):  
Per Krogh Hansen ◽  
Marianne Wolff Lundholt
Keyword(s):  
Organisational Change ◽  
Corporate Communication ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Master Narrative ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
Character Identification ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Special Circumstances ◽  
Empirical Material

AbstractCorporate communication has long been viewed through the lens of narrative and storytelling. Over time, a wide variety of conceptions have been developed in this field with respect to the special circumstances regarding the organisational communicative situation, which differs from other materialisations of narrative. In this article, however, we will explore the value of a more general approach, which pays attention to some of the recurring features of narrative across media and communicative situations. We will approach organisational narrative through common analytical and narratological concepts such as master narrative and counter-narrative, character, identification and actantial roles. Specifically, we investigate the organisational change in the Danish-owned multinational company Danfoss and examine how the materialisation of a founder narrative and a CEO master narrative each evoke different expectations, reactions and counter-narratives among the employees. Our empirical material consists of public communication in, from and around the organisation, and focus group interviews conducted at Danfoss China.

The Application of Wavelet Transform in Image Dispose

2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 907-910
Author(s):  
Rui Ren ◽  
Xun Zhou ◽  
Ju Han ◽  
Si Ming Xing
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Character Identification ◽  
Local Direction ◽  
Image Characteristic ◽  
Good Identification ◽  
Directional Wavelet

The features of wavelet transform is firstly introduced in this paper, then the directional wavelet is introduced to pick up image characteristic, finally, the experimental results of directional wavelet used in characteristic identification of character-figure is given, it proves this characteristics puck-up method has good local direction characteristics, this function make it has good identification capacity for typical noise of character: stroke missed, stroke break, mechanism twitter, stroke conglutination, so it very useful for character identification.

Parental influences on Chinese literacy development: A comparison of preschoolers in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Li ◽  
Nirmala Rao
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Home Literacy Environment ◽  
Home Literacy ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Literacy Environment ◽  
Literacy Teaching ◽  
Character Identification ◽  
Better Than

Parents of 480 Chinese preschoolers in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore reported on their involvement in literacy teaching, the home literacy environment, and their beliefs about language learning. The preschoolers, ranging in age from 2 to 6 years, completed the Preschool and Primary Chinese Literacy Scale (PPCLS), in individual sessions. Results indicated significant age and societal differences on the total PPCLS score and also on the following subscales: Character Identification, Visual and Auditory Discrimination, and Word Recognition. In all three societies, older children outperformed younger children on these subscales. Preschoolers from Hong Kong and Singapore did significantly better than those from Beijing. Despite sociocultural variations (e.g., status of the Chinese language, government directives regarding the age at which to start literacy teaching, documented goals of the preschool curriculum), which contributed to societal differences, home literacy education significantly contributed to the prediction of Chinese literacy attainment in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

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